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Quick Snap in North end Montreal

Thanks to a solid case of the flu that kept me in bed for five days in a row, I have not been able to get out on a doorscursion.

The good news: the worst is over and I am on the mend.

The bad news: complete lack of new material for this week’s post.

I’d had the idea of revisiting some of my previously used Italian doors; perhaps reworking them in old sepia-tones or black and white.

I may still do that at some time in the future but with my energy level where it is at the moment, that still sounds like way more work than I’m up for 😦

Instead Honey came to my rescue with a couple of shots of a very European-looking door that she found for me this week in the north end of the city.

I knew my sweetie had a good eye for doors, and I have to say that these shots are an excellent first effort at door photography. Who knows I may just send her out door hunting on her own more often 😀

Kidding aside, in North America we almost never put our handles in the middle of the door, nor this low. We usually put them completely to the left or to the right, opposite the door’s hinges, and above the height of the lock.

After all this time of photographing doors, I still have not been able to find any information on the origins or the design advantages of putting the door handle lower and in the middle of the door like this.

If anyone has any insights to contribute regarding this please do feel free to share.

As always, thanks so much for visiting 🙂

Et un gros MERCI mon amour – B-Zoo

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I enjoyed this post and how you give your wife (Honey) credit for the special, uniquely placed door knob, Door. Norm, this was attractive and had us all curious. . .
Thank you for stopping by to see my winter scenery the past few days, too. Smiles, Robin

That’s a great door that Honey found. So sorry to hear that you’ve been down with the flu. I’ve heard that it’s horrible this year. I’m glad that you are feeling better and hope that you continue to find yourself on the mend. It seems very strange that the doorknob would be in the middle since I think that would make all of the interior mechanisms much longer.

Found this on Quora: “Having a knob in the center of the door makes some more sense (besides the decorative value, about which I am mostly dubious) if what it actuates is a double bar lock inside, similar to the old school Fox Police Lock”. And there’s a picture: double bar lock

Thanks Marian. I have a feeling most of the ones we see are more handles to pull on, rather than twist-knobs that actuate locks. Especially on a residence; I mean that’s a lot of ugly hardware I wouldn’t want on the inside of my door 😉
I’m gonna keep researching this a bit more.

Oh, I’m so sorry you came down with the flu, but I’m so happy to hear the worst is over and you’re on the mend! I’m hoping you continue to improve and are back to your old self by next week’s post!
Did you have the same strain that’s going around here? I’ve been a little paranoid about it and public places this flu season and avoiding them. I’m even using eCart to do my grocery shopping so I don’t have to go into the store or touch a shopping cart.

I love that door and the “eye”. You’re right we in North America don’t do this with our knobs.
It’s a very unique look.

Thanks Deborah. Yes I assume it’s the same strain that’s going around. Got my flu shot in November and it still knocked me on my butt for a week. Much better now though 🙂
In the meantime my research on center-position door knobs continues.

I love the door. And the center-placed knob. It was probably just a quirky idea from the owners/builders… But a good conversation piece, I should say. You’re lucky to have an assistant photographer to rescue you! Hope you recover fully and soon.

Misery loves company, eh -am already limping around for a week with an energy level of zero, refusing to go to bed during the day. Being together with my grand kids several times is the culprit.
By all means, that you are running Thurs. Doors doesn’t mean you have to take all the door shots!
Hubs had his carpentry training in Europe, he says no reason for the middle, but customary. But …he has seen door handles n the USA also in the middle, (if the handles are pre-drilled) so the doors can be turned around if needed..

Norm, I had a 24 hour stomach bug that sapped my energy and appetite for five days, so I can only imagine how you must have felt. Glad you have recuperated and are on the mend. Let’s hope neither of us revisit this any time soon.

As for honey’s door, it’s fabulous! I think you should send her on more doorscursions just in case you feel like taking a break now and then. I would have no idea why someone would put a door knob in the middle of the door other than the reason my dad liked to give me on occasion…”Just so you’d ask questions.” He was quite the smart aleck.

That’s a very god door to feature and an interesting door for sure. I thought the placement of knobs and handles on exterior doors was covered by the Building Code, at least in the US. I can only imagine, in my younger days, being embarrassed while on a date and struggling to figure out which way that door opens.

I think the middle of the door knob is so pretty and unique. But, how functional is it? I do not know if I have ever used one so I cannot comment on this. But I do love the beauty of design, just as in this shot.

Thanks Pat. I’m not sure it would be for kids because most center-positioned door knobs are usually much bigger in size than what we normally see in North America so not exactly ideal for tiny hands to get a decent grip on.
Having said that, I’m not ruling out any possibilities yet. I’m just gonna have to keep digging 😉

I hope you’re feeling much better, Norm, and congratulations to Honey for finding the door of a dwarf who doesn’t wish to be obvious. This way s/he can easily reach the handle and open the door, but no one will know anyone height-challenged lives there. A true find!! 🙂

I’m thinkin Honey might prefer some air b-zoos for awhile… I’m glad the worst of it is over.
It’s nice she found you a door 🙂 I love when people give me door pics!
Now and again, I see handles like this, and I do wonder. Of course, I always think, “But it is art?”

Thanks Joey. Yeah we don’t do air kisses but I’ve been getting a lot of forehead and top of head kisses this week 😀
Folks who scout out doors for us to feed our addiction are awesome aren’t they?
I don’t know if it’s “art” or if there was a logical reason for this center-handle design but I’m gonna keep digging until I find out.

Thanks Joanne. You’ll find out for yourself soon enough that I am indeed a very lucky man; I’m married to one of the kindest people I have ever met.
B-Zoo is how we’ve signed off our messages to each other for years. Two languages and lots of silly – that describes us quite well 😀
I’m gonna keep looking. I want to know the origins and logic behind the centre-knob.
Yes it has been a rough fall and winter on me physically but I’ve been careful not to push it. When I see things are going off track I recognize it quicker now, and I take the time to take proper care of myself so I don’t end up making things worse.
So far – so good 🙂

Help of this kind is always appreciated. This is an attempt at commenting to see if your blog is the lucky one. I’ve had trouble since about 12 hours ago. WordPress is eating my comments and they don’t even land in the spam section, I asked! So far, Dan’s No Facilities is the only one that lets my comments be. 😮 I’m really curious now what happens when I click ‘post’…